Sectional screen



Feb.'10, 1931. P. N. LANDINE SECTIONAL SCREEN Filed Oct. .24.. 1929 6 5 m mm m v T m m Y Patented Feb. 10, 1931 UNITED STATES FATENT oF'FicE PETER 1v. LANDINE, or Minoan, comvnc'rrou'r SECTIONAL SCREEN Application filed October 24, 1929. Serial No. 401,988.

dency to warp the sections when they are being put together.

Another object of the invention is to im{ 10 prove the corners of the screen frames and the joints connecting the sections of the screen together so that they may have free pivotal movement relative to each other.

A feature which is advantageous is that the hinge connections between the adjacent sections'of the screen comprises square rods extending within the tubular frame members of, the sections, one of these rods being provided in eachport-ion of a frame to be hinged, these rods at their upper and lower ends being extended and threaded into nuts housed within strap or link members connecting the sections of the screen together.

Another feature of importance is that the and in the tubular members ofthe frame are square and closely fitthe rods passing through them so that when the nuts at opposite ends, of the rods are tightened there is no tendency to twist the rods and warp the frames. I .7

With these and other objects in view my invention includes the features of construction and operation set forth in the following specification and illustrated in the accompanying drawing. 7

In the accompanying drawing annexed hereto and forming apart of this specification I have shown my invention embodied in a fireplace screen comprising three hinged sections, but it will be understood that the invention can be otherwise embodied and that thedrawing is not to be construed as defining or limiting the scope of theinvention,

45 the claims appended to this specification being relied upon forthat purpose.

In the drawing I Fig. 1 is a front elevation of a complete screen, the sections thereof being shown in 5 extended position;

Fig. -2'is a fragmentary view of the screen, in elevation, showing a olnt and ad ac ent portion of the screen upon an enla'rged scale Fig. 3 is a detail plan view, showing the joint between adjacentsections of the screen; Fig. 4 is a se'ctional viewtaken-upohitho planeoflinei4;,inFig. 1.- A

In the above mentioned drawing I'have shown but one embodiment of the invention which is nowdeemed preferabl o j,*biljt,it is-to' be understood that changes; and modifications my be made Within s 'peo'f the appended claims without departing from the spirit of the invention. v j 7 1 Referringmore in detail tothe figures ofthe drawing 1: provide ascreen preferably having a plurality of connectedse'ctio'ns 10, three being shown in the present embodiment. Each of these sections o 10 'comprises'a frame 11 made up of lengths of'hol'lliw material each length being slotted and slightly opened or out along their length'as' shown in-Figrfl.

Within this elongated andnarrowslot is ;in-

sorted the wire mesh material forming the body or panel of the screen so thattheraw edges'of themesh material may be secured b H and hidden within the frame of tubing 11. The corners of the frame ll'are mitered and brazed or otherwise fastenedjsecurely together after the wire; mesh materialhas been positioned. f b V 1' At each, of the corners of each of the frames 11 I provide a special corner reinforcing member or elbow 12 of angularform and ex; tending partially around the tubing forming the framell. Theseelbows or reinforcing members 12 are shown clearly in Figs. 2 and 4:. The'corner members or elbows 12may be brazed or otherwise fastened to the inner surface of the tubing 11 adj acentj'the'corners.

Extending through the tubingfll in that portion of a section 10 adjacentanother is a noncir'cular and preferably square rod 13 i which passes through closely fitting open ings formed in the elbow or reinforcing members 12 and tubing 11; This constitutesone means for permanently preventing both' ends of'each rod from turning in its respective frame end. These rods 13 as shown in Fig. 2

extend above and below the outside surfaces of the tubing 11 of the frames 10 and have their extended portions suitably threaded. Supported on these threaded extensions of the square rods 13 are nuts 14 housed within link members 15 by means of which the adjacent sections 10 are connected together. The nuts 14 are threaded onto the rods 13 within counterboard recesses in the links 15 so that they bear firmly against the unthreadejd-ends of the rods 13. The sections, therefore, are

connected for free pivotal movement by movement of the link member 15 on the nuts 14. As the ends of therods 13 pass through o closely fitting openings in the elbows 12 and tu'lo'ing 11 adjacent the threaded'portions of the rods 13 these rods13 are not twisted when thevnuts 14 aretightened. By this-construction the screen sections 10 efiectivel'yresist .such strains as would cause warping or otherdistortion when opened and closed by the user."

The-upper and lower ends of the rods 13 mayfhavegidentical constructions so far as the links 15 and nuts 14 are-concerned. The top ends, however, may have suitable balls 16,

or other ornamentation, applied to them as shown insectionin Fig. r

I claim? V r 1. a A folding-screen comprising a plurality of sections, each section including a wire mesh panel, a frame surrounding andsupporting said panel and formed of hollow metal pieces rigidly connected to each other at the corners ofsaidframe, each of said pieces having a longitudinal slit at the inside of the frame to receive the adjacent edge of'the mesh panel, a rodextending entirely through and beyond the ends of one of the hollow pieces to form link supports to connect one screen section to another, and means to permanently prevent both ends of said rod from turning in both ends of the hollow piece through which it passes.

2. A folding screencomprising a plurality of sections, each sec'tionincluding a wire mesh panel, a frame surrounding and supportingsaid panel and formed-of hollow metal pieces r gidly connected to each other at the corners of said frame, each of said pieces having a longitudinal slit at the inside of the frame toreceive the adjacent edge ofthe mesh panel, a rod extending entirely through and beyond the ends of one of the hollow pieces 'to form link supports to conneat one screen section to another, and means to permanently prevent both ends of said rod from jturn'ingin both endsof-the hollow piece through which it passes the extreme ends of'sa'id rod being screw threaded, and nuts fork said threadednends to, hold connector lin'sJ I i v PETER N. LANDINE. 

